WAEC Appoints Dangut New Head of National Office

Funmi Ogundare

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has appointed Dr. Amos Josiah Dangut, as the Head of the Nigeria National Office ( HNO).

He succeeded Patrick Ehidiamen Areghan.

Born on October 2, 1967, in Mbar District of Bokkos Local Government Area, Plateau State, Dangut attended Government Secondary School, Riyom from 1981 to 1983 and Government Science School, Kuru, from 1983 to 1986, where he obtained his WASC/SC in 1986, both in Plateau State.

From there, he proceeded to the University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Benue State, where he bagged the award of Bachelor of Agriculture in Animal Production in 1991.

He bagged a Masters degree in Animal Science in April 1994 from the University of Ibadan and  Doctor of Philosophy (Animal Science, 2017), from Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi and finally, Master of Education (Administration and Planning) in 2020 from the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN).

Dangut is an astute scholar with various educational publications in international and national journals. He has also presented numerous keynotes and other papers at international and national conferences/fora. He is an active member of the Science Teachers Association of Nigeria (STAN) and the Nigeria Institute of Management (NIM).

Until his appointment as the Head of the Nigeria National Office of WAEC, Dr. Dangut was the Deputy Registrar/HNO’s Office. He is married with children.